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Aya-Wavedancer — 1961 Ferrari 250 GT/E
Published: 2015-05-28 02:46:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 493; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 23
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A really nice example that's driven. Serial 2579. These GT cars were popular with the customers, and at 11,500USD retail, helped fuel Ferrari's racing efforts. It uses the same Columbo engine as the famous 250 GTO and the earlier Testa Rossa, but it's detuned and uses three dual Webers instead of six to produce somewhere around 240-250 HP instead of the race version's 300.Related content
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This feels weird since in my limited reference pool, this is not the typical shape of a Ferrari. ^_^
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If you look at the early 60's GT cars in the gallery, you'll see this Pininfarina aesthetic runs pretty clear through the 250 GT family. Very european styling for the period. Look at the FACEL-Vega and you'll see some similarities as well as some of the period Maserati street cars.
It's not easy to find Ferraris unless you know someone that owns them (don't know anyone!), go to various car events, or have the right museum around like I'm lucky to have. For whatever reason, they seem to be congregated in the Philadelphia area where you can encounter them on the highways once in awhile if you're lucky. In college, we'd see a similar but more desirable 250 Lusso in the area around the King of Prussia mall driving around and even parked there in the parking garage, but that was in 1983-1985. I don't think anyone in their right minds would just park a Lusso ay the mall anymore given their open market value. O.o
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